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Results of a Phase I Trial with Metastatic Melanoma Two ACTive Immunotherapies (TACTI): Results of a Phase I Trial With Metastatic Melanoma Patients (TACTI-mel) Treated With a Soluble LAG-3 Receptor (LAG-3lg Or Eftilagimod Alpha) as an Antigen Presenting Cell (APC) Activator Combined with Pembrolizumab Frédéric Triebel MD, PhD ICI Europe Berlin, November 28, 2018 Notice: Forward Looking Statements The purpose of the presentation is to provide an update of the business of Immutep Limited ACN 009 237 889 (ASX:IMM; NASDAQ:IMMP). These slides have been prepared as a presentation aid only and the information they contain may require further explanation and/or clarification. Accordingly, these slides and the information they contain should be read in conjunction with past and future announcements made by Immutep and should not be relied upon as an independent source of information. Please refer to the Company's website and/or the Company’s filings to the ASX and SEC for further information. The views expressed in this presentation contain information derived from publicly available sources that have not been independently verified. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information. Any forward looking statements in this presentation have been prepared on the basis of a number of assumptions which may prove incorrect and the current intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs about future events are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Immutep’s control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from assumptions or expectations expressed or implied in this presentation include known and unknown risks. Because actual results could differ materially to assumptions made and Immutep’s current intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward looking statements contained in this presentation with caution. Additionally, the INSIGHT investigator sponsored clinical trial described in this presentation is controlled by the lead investigator and therefore Immutep has no control over this clinical trial. This presentation should not be relied on as a recommendation or forecast by Immutep. Nothing in this presentation should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell shares in any jurisdiction. 2 Timeline of immune checkpoint discovery. 3 LAG-3 as a Therapeutic Target • LAG-3 is widely expressed on tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and cytotoxic T cells Prime target for an immune checkpoint blocker • Functionally similar to PD-1 on T cells (arrow on the right) Positive LAG-3/ MHC class II interaction regulation of antigen presenting cells (APC) increase in antigen presentation to cytotoxic CD8+ T cells Negative regulation of LAG-3+ T cells 4 Targeting LAG-3/MHC II May Lead to Multiple Therapeutics in Numerous Indications IMMUNOSTIMULATION IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IMP321 APC Activator APC Agonistic mAb IMP761 MHCII Depleting LAG-3 mAb Antagonistic Partnered with mAb Partnered with LAG-3 IMP701 T-Cell T-Cell IMP731 Rheumatoid IBD Multiple Sclerosis Immuno-oncology Viral Infections Arthritis Combination Therapies 5 Increasing Clinical Trials Targeting LAG-3 Industry increasingly deploying resources to development of LAG-3 therapeutics 40 38 12,000 35 10,000 LAG Estimated in Total Patients 30 10,243 8,000 25 20 3 ClinicalTrials - 20 6,000 14 15 5,630 - 4,000 3 Trials 7 Number of LAGNumber 10 4 4,754 2,000 5 1 2,895 1,539 0 1,000 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Est. Patients* No. Clinical Trials* Sources: GlobalData, company websites, clinical trials.gov, and sec.gov Information as of August 17, 2018 6 *2018 includes planned and completed trials, includes trials where the company may not be the sponsor Lead Program Eftilagimod Alpha (IMP321) Eftilagimod alpha (IMP321) Soluble dimeric recombinant form of LAG-3Ig (fusion protein) VL D4 D2 D1 VH CL D3 CH1 Soluble LAG-3 Hinge CH2 MHC II binding site CH3 D1 Human IgG1 IMP321 “LAG-3Ig” D2 D3 D4 Hinge CH2 CH3 • Soluble recombinant form of LAG-3 • Human fusion protein • Dimeric, very stable, high affinity for DC • Antigen presenting cell (APC) activator • Unique and first-in-class 8 IO Therapy Oncology Response Rates Approximately 70-80% of patients do no respond to anti-PD1 monotherapy. How can we enable more efficacious T-cell responses? • Immunogenic cell death to liberate/uncover tumor antigens • Cross-presentation of those antigens • Recruitment of T cells into the tumor microenvironment • Reversing the pathways driving a repressive tumor environment This could be achieved through the right APC activation APC activators: • MHC II agonism • TLR or STING agonism • CD40 agonism • Oncolytic viral therapies 9 eftilagimod alpha (IMP321): an APC activator (i.e. not an ICI) “PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR ON IMMUNE RESPONSES” “RELEASING THE BRAKE ON THE T CELL” eftilagimod alpha: • MHC II agonist eftilagimod alpha (efti, IMP321): LAG-3 antagonist antibodies: • LAG-3 fusion protein APC activator Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) • Boost and sustain the CD8+ T cell responses • increase cytotoxicity of the pre-existing CD8 T • Activate multiple immune cell subsets cell response 10 Rationale for Combining efti (IMP321) with Chemotherapy or Anti-PD-1 mAb Therapeutic interventions leading to increased T cell responses in cancer. The Cancer Immunity Cycle. Adapted from Chen and Mellman (1). 11 Combining eftilagimod alpha and first-line single agent chemotherapy Eftilagimod alpha in MBC Active Immunotherapy PAClitaxel (AIPAC, Pivotal Phase IIb) Arm 1, 113 patients: Safety-run in, paclitaxel + IMP321 Phase IIb, Safety Run-in: recommended 15 (6+9) patients, Stage 2 multinational, Phase IIb dose (RP2D) Stage randomized, double- 2 cohorts Arm 2, 113 patients: 2: Efficacy (PFS) blind paclitaxel + placebo Primary Run-In: Recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) Status report (Nov 2018) Objective Stage 2: Efficacy (PFS) of paclitaxel + IMP321 vs. ✓ Safety run-in completed successfully paclitaxel + placebo ✓ Randomized phase started early 2017 with the RP2D Other Anti-tumor activity, safety and tolerability, (30 mg) Objectives pharmacokinetic and immunogenic properties, quality of life of IMP321 plus paclitaxel compared to placebo ✓ Interim-data of safety run-in presented at ASCO 2017 Patient Advanced MBC indicated to receive 1st line weekly ✓ To-date, efficacy and safety data in-line with Population paclitaxel historical control group/ prior clinical trials (Brignone et al Journal Translational Medicine 2010, Treatment Run-in: IMP321 (6 or 30 mg) + Paclitaxel 8:71) Arm 1: Paclitaxel + IMP321 (30 mg) ✓ >160 patients recruited in Stage 2 Arm 2: Paclitaxel + Placebo Countries NL, BE, PL, DE, HU, UK, FR → overall 30+ sites 13 Eftilagimod alpha in MBC Preliminary Efficacy Results Observed response rates are substantially better than the 22-33% response rates seen in historical control groups with paclitaxel monotherapy Phase I (n=30) AIPAC – Safety Run Phase (n=15) Response Parameter Paclitaxel + IMP321 (n = 15) Complete Response (CR) 0/15 (0%) Partial Response (PR) 7/15 (47%) Stable Disease (SD) 6/15 (40%) Progressive Disease (PD) 2/15 (13%) Overall Response Rate (ORR) 7/15 (47%) Disease Control Rate (DCR) 13/15 (87%) • ORR* of 47% and DCR** of 83% • ORR of 47% and DCR of 87% • Responders had further tumor • Two of the responses occurred shrinkage between months 3 and 6 relatively late (after ~6 months) *Overall Response Rate **Disease Control Rate Preliminary data, status Interim CSR April 2018, best response acc. To RECIST 1.1 14 AIPAC Immunomonitoring Primary Target Cells Primary target cells: Sustained increase of circulating Antigen- Presenting Cells (APCs) like monocytes (A) and dendritic cells (B). Rapid activation of monocytes (CD16 (C) and CD40 (D)). 15 AIPAC Immunomonitoring Secondary Target Cells Secondary target cells: Sustainable increase in absolute numbers of effector cells like i.e. CD8 T cells (A) and Natural Killer cells (B). IMP321 induces early and sustainable increase of Th1 biomarkers like IFN-g (C) and IP-10 (CXCL10, D). 16 Combining eftilagimod alpha and pembrolizumab New Rationale for Combining eftilagimod alpha (IMP321) with PD-1 Antagonists (pembrolizumab) IMP321 increases monocyte number in cancer patients Baseline innate immunity status seems to be important for the response (OS) to pembrolizumab Data suggests that low monocyte numbers at baseline are associated with poor efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy in melanoma patients N=51 Data shows that the APC activator eftilagimod alpha boosts innate immunity Source: Krieg et al., Nat. Med. 24, 2018. 18 TACTI-mel: Two ACTive Immunotherapies (melanoma) Study Scheme Part A: • 18 pts in total 6 pts per efti dose group • Patients received: o 2 mg/kg pembrolizumab i.v. every 3 weeks o 1, 6, 30 mg efti s.c. every 2 weeks for up to 6 months • Imaging was done every 12 weeks * - tumor assessments done acc. to irRC irRC…Immune-Related Response Criteria, PFS- 19 progression free survival, FU – follow-up TACTI-mel Part A: Safety Summary Overview grade 3 / 4 TEAEs and rel. to study treatment Overview frequent TEAE (PT selected if ≥ 10 % of the pts) Grade 3 Grade 4 Preferred term Rel to efti / Adverse Any grade Grade 3 or 4 No of N (%) N (%) pembro Event*, N (%) N (%) events Maculo-papular rash 1 (6 %) - No/ Yes Arthralgia 3 (17) - 3 Decreased renal function 1 (6 %) - Yes / No Diarrhea 5 (28) - 6 Fatigue 8 (44) - 10 Colitis 1 (6 %) - No/ Yes Hyperglycemia 3 (17) 3 (17) 3 Altered liver functions 1 (6 %) - No/ Yes Nausea 5 (28) - 7 • No Dose limiting toxicities observed Rash## 7 (39) 1 (6) 7 • 6 pts (33 %) with ≥ 1 SAE; none related to any study drug -* pts of 10 % > in occurredevents Adverse -## any kind of rash • 8 pts (44 %) with ≥ 1 AE with ≥ grade 3 (no grade 5) • No new safety signals • 1 pt died due to an AE (grade 4 Intercranial hemorrhage, not rel.) • 1 pt discontinued due to an AE (not rel.) • 3 pts experienced treatment delay due to an AE 20 preliminary data, status Oct 15th 2018 TACTI-mel Part A: Baseline Characteristics + Efficacy Summary Baseline Characteristics N = 18 (%) Best Overall Response acc.
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